She came up the hard way in the dog-eat-dog world of Indian politics. In this extract from West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjees memoirs, she remembers two men who helped and supported her — Gandhian and former chief minister of Bengal P.C. Sen, and Rajiv Gandhi, who encouraged her every move

There were others who helped me out, quietly, behind my back, and often without my knowledge, but none more tirelessly than Prafullada (Prafulla Chandra Sen, former chief minister of West Bengal). After leading a nearly ascetic life, he took u... |
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